Watch: Bhim Army’s Chandrashekhar Azad leads big anti-Citizenship Act protest at Jama Masjid
He was reportedly detained afterwards, but managed to escape.
A huge crowd gathered in front of Jama Masjid in Old Delhi after the Friday prayers at the mosque to protest against the amended Citizenship Act.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was spotted in the front lines of the protest. He held up a photo of BR Ambedkar at the protest.
#WATCH Delhi: Protest at Jama Masjid against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad also present. Azad had been earlier denied permission for a protest march from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar pic.twitter.com/uXK1tvO4CT
— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2019
Azad was later detained by the Delhi Police, NDTV reported, but reportedly escaped.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad detained by Delhi police at #JamaMasjid.
— NDTV (@ndtv) December 20, 2019
More here: https://t.co/YEIfTrMl7e#CitizenshipAmendmentAct #CAA2019 #CitizenshipAct pic.twitter.com/WWGcPxjwiR
